centre console - forum first?

finally got around to doing this, after mentioning it a while ago....

flocked centre console:





and on the car: (needing a hoover, as i attached the switches wth the console face down on carpet, which promptly picked up all sorts of fluff...)



the pictures really dont do it justice, as the light makes it look a bit funny in the pics. (mobile phone cam doesnt help... )

for those who dont know, the finish is similar to that you find on the inside of your glovebox, but nice and fresh, rather than 10+ years old. rally cars use it on dashboards for its anti-glare propeties.

the finish hides all imperfections on the plastic. Before having it flocked i stripped off all the rubberised stuff though (which was pretty tatty) as the flock is a hard wearing surface, but if it was laid on top of the rubber stuff then it would come away just as easily.

i really should get the lower ashtray done to match, and maybe the rubberised secton of the main console between the front seats as well.

anyway, im chuffed, and thought i'd share.

That is wicked how much di it cost ya have you done your handbrake console

looks the nutts,im doing some thing along them lines.
but keep fing it up .....

well done 10/10 loks good and i agree need to do the bit that goes round the handbrake ..

if u want to do mine feel free lol

ps where get the clock ring ,i have all the others just cant find the clock one

Thanks! - no not yet for handbrake console, though like to do it in future. Though im considering buying a flocking machine, as i need something to do over the summer.

clock ring came on the car when i bought it, so sorry haven't a clue where you'd get one from, though there was a group buy for rings a while back, if you find the thread and contact the person who organised it i'm sure they'd be able to tell you who supplies them.

did do it by hand this time?

It does look spot on...

nice!!! i bet this could look very nice with the full lot done.

If you buy a machine il defo be up for paying you to do my spare one I have

timmyboy - no i had a 'friend of a friend' do it for mates rates (said i wouldnt say what it cost, sorry)

mad20val - cheers, i'll bear it in mind,

but that is purely my opinion.
But if you like it, then that's great. But I must say respect for trying new things

John

Not to my taste either but it`s always another option for people to go for now .

Baz

1st class job. Wouldn't do that though on mine but it's personal taste. Just need some fluffy dice now and jobs done

not my cup of tea but still a good job

nice work mate

cheers, its not actually 'fluffy' as such the flock is only something like 0.4mm long.

I wanted something fairly subtle, and ideally a material which could be mistaken for OE. I thought about painting the console but didnt want anything too glossy, and with the stereo being removed fairly often needed something as hardwearing as possible.

I'll see how it goes over then next month or so, hopefully it wont start shedding flock (malting?!).